See Also: valorous(dictionary)

valorous (iou)



valorous adjective. L15.
[Old French valerous (mod. valeureux) or medieval Latin valorosus valiant, valuable, from late Latin valor: see VALOUR, -OUS.]
(Of a person) having or showing valour; valiant, courageous, bold; (of an action etc.) characterized by valour. L15.
Wellington The whole universe will acknowledge those valorous efforts. W. Styron Hero of the Republic, valorous recipient of the Croix de Guerre.
Having value, worth, or merit; valuable. rare. L16-E17.
valorously adverb L16.
valorousness noun E18.